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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Search for the Father, The Family.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the women laugh when the doctor arrived?
(a) They thought he was a fool.
(b) He looked like a drowned rat.
(c) The baby was already born.
(d) He was joking with them.

2. What part of the cemetery did the traveler specifically go to?
(a) The section for the unsaved souls.
(b) The section for those who died in the war or 1914.
(c) The section for the homeless.
(d) The section for the elitists.

3. How did Jacques feel when the evening came?
(a) He wanted to get as far away as possible.
(b) He wasn't ready to leave the grave.
(c) He knew that he would be back as soon as possible.
(d) He knew in his heart that he had to bring his mother there.

4. Why was the wife in pain as they traveled?
(a) She was in labor.
(b) She had a broken leg.
(c) She suffered from migraines.
(d) She had a bad back.

5. Why did he like his small town?
(a) He hated city pollution.
(b) He felt secure.
(c) It didn't distract him from his solitary meditation.
(d) He liked knowing his neighbors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound did Jacques hear before he left the graveyard?

2. Why did Jacques go to visit his father?

3. What did the children do in their meeting place?

4. What disability did Jacques's uncle have?

5. What does Malan think about Henri's early death?

(see the answer key)

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